Cape Santiago (Taiwan) Explained

Cape Santiago
Other Name:	Sāndiāojiǎo
Type:	Cape
Map:	Taiwan
Map Relief:	yes
Location:	Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Cape Santiago is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, located in the Gongliao District, New Taipei City.

History

On 5 May 1626, a Spanish fleet reached the northeast tip of Taiwan and named the native village of Caquiunauan (also Caguiuanuan; present-day Fulong Village) as Santiago. Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.^[1]

Tourist attractions

There is a lighthouse situated on Cape Santiago, called Cape Santiago Lighthouse. A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
• Fort Santo Domingo
• Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
• Fort Provintia
• List of Taiwanese superlatives

Bibliography

• Book: Andrade, Tonio . Tonio Andrade . How Taiwan Became Chinese : Dutch, Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century . 2008. Columbia University Press. New York. 9780231128551. Chapter 4: La Isla Hermosa . http://www.gutenberg-e.org/andrade/andrade04.html.
• Book: Davidson . James W. . James W. Davidson . The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions . 1903 . Macmillan . London and New York . 6931635M .

External links

• Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area-Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to Taiwan Sandiaojiao (San Diego) . Eng.taiwan.net.tw . 2014-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213616/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/pda/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=760 . 2014-05-25 . dead .